Synonyms of evolution

1. development, evolution, process, physical process: usage: a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
2. evolution, organic evolution, phylogeny, phylogenesis, organic process, biological process: usage: (biology) the sequence of events involved in the evolutionary development of a species or taxonomic group of organisms